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LONDON-- Micro Focus International PLC's $8.8 billion merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.'s software business represented a rarity 18 months ago: a British tech company taking over a foreign one, rather than the other way around.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with equities dropping in a broad decline as political uncertainty returned to the forefront of Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 172 points, or 0.7%, to 25,007. The S&P 500 fell 18 points, or 0.6%, to 2,765. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 1%, or 77 points, to 7,511. The day's losses were widespread, with eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ending lower on the day. Technology shares fell 1.2% as the top-declining industry group of the day, and that pressured the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which snapped a seven-day streak of gains. Among the biggest decliners in the sector, shares of Microsoft Corp. were down 2.4% while Alphabet Inc. , the parent of Google, fell 2.2%. Facebook Inc. fell 1.6%. The stock market was wrestling with uncertainty in President Donald Trump's White House, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ousted by Trump, who nominated Mike Pompeo, the current director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as his replacement.

Google and Facebook have dominated the U.S. digital advertising market for years, but new data show signs that platforms like Amazon and Snapchat are chipping away at the digital duopoly’s market share.

A United Nations investigation concluded Pyongyang has continued to evade heavy sanctions through a network of international operations, but diplomats said any new penalties likely would be on hold until after the leaders of U.S. and North Korea meet.

LinkedIn, which Microsoft bought for $27 billion in 2016, is rolling out features meant to get users visiting more, as the professional social network prepares to infuse user data into Microsoft’s other productivity tools.

A global body that oversees internet domain names is preparing a tightening of its privacy standards in response to new European Union policies. The U.S. government, and some major American tech businesses, warn the move will threaten their ability to track down bad actors on the internet.

Genomic researchers at more than 100 public and private institutions comb 70 petabytes of data aiming to advance the understanding and treatment of human disease and lay the groundwork for new therapies.

Google and Facebook have dominated the U.S. digital advertising market for years, but new data show signs that platforms like Amazon and Snapchat are chipping away at the digital duopoly’s market share.

A United Nations investigation concluded Pyongyang has continued to evade heavy sanctions through a network of international operations, but diplomats said any new penalties likely would be on hold until after the leaders of U.S. and North Korea meet.

LinkedIn, which Microsoft bought for $27 billion in 2016, is rolling out features meant to get users visiting more, as the professional social network prepares to infuse user data into Microsoft’s other productivity tools.

United States : Trump considers ex-Microsoft executive as top economic adviser

Mar. 12, 2018 at 7:25 p.m. ET

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Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft Corp. engages in the provision of developing and marketing software and hardware services. Its products include operating systems for computing devices, servers, phones and intelligent devices. It also offers server applications for distributed computing environments, productivity applications, business solution applications, desktop and server management tools, software development tools, video games, and online advertising. It operates through the following segments: Productivity and Business Processes; Intelligent Cloud; and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment consists of products and cloud services in portfolio of productivity, communication, and information services. It comprises of office commercial, office consumer, and microsoft dynamics business solutions. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers hybrid server products and cloud services. It comprises of server products and cloud services and enterprise services. The More Personal Computing segment comprises of windows, devices, gaming, and search advertising. The company was founded by William Henry Gates III in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.
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